Vivir (to live) · Subjunctive
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Vivir in the Spanish present subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo) is: yo viva, tú vivas, él/ella/usted viva, nosotros/as vivamos, vosotros/as viváis, ellos/ellas/ustedes vivan. The present subjunctive of vivir is the model regular -ir subjunctive. -ir verbs swap their indicative 'e/i' endings for 'a' endings: viva, vivas, viva, vivamos, viváis, vivan — identical in shape to -er verb subjunctives.
| To Live | Vivir |
|---|---|
| I live | yo viva |
| you live | tú vivas |
| he/she live | él/ella/usted viva |
| we live | nosotros/as vivamos |
| you live | vosotros/as viváis |
| they live | ellos/ellas/ustedes vivan |
Vivir (to live) in context
Sentences that use vivir in the subjunctive. Tap each to hear it.
My mother wants me to live closer to her.
I hope you live many years.
It is important that he/she live without regrets.
They want us to live a peaceful life.
I hope you live far from stress.
I doubt they live happily like that.
Working with the subjunctive
The subjunctive isn't a tense — it's a mood. It signals that the speaker views the action as uncertain, desired, or evaluated rather than asserted as fact. Triggers come in four families: WEIRDO (Wishes, Emotion, Impersonal expressions, Recommendations, Doubt, Ojalá) is the standard mnemonic. When you see "que" after one of these triggers, the verb that follows is almost always subjunctive. The irregular subjunctive stem comes from the yo form of the present indicative — learn "hago" and you know "haga" is the subjunctive stem.
Frequently asked questions
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